Campaign launched to get Eagles of Death Metal to no.1 following Paris massacres
The band were performing at the Bataclan concert venue
A campaign has been launched to get Eagles of Death Metal’s cover of Duran Duran’s ‘Save A Prayer’ to number one in the wake of the massacres in Paris on Friday night.
129 people lost their lives in the multiple terrorist attacks in the French capital including 89 at the Bataclan concert venue where the Californian rockers were playing a show.
All band members escaped unharmed from the attack, however their British merchandise seller, 36-year-old Nick Alexander, was killed.
Over the weekend, EODM fans set up a Facebook page - – calling on fans to download their version of ‘Save A Prayer’.
The fans behind the page wrote: “Let's get the Eagles Of Death Metal to the UK No.1 THIS WEEK to show our solidarity against terrorism and support for peace.
“We thought it would be a nice gesture to put their brilliant version of 'Save A Prayer' to the UK No.1 spot as a show of support to the band and all of those affected.
“For the record no we aren't associated with the band or their record company, we're just fans of them that feel happy to be alive as some of our fellow EODM fans are tragically not now.
“Royalties we assume would go to Duran Duran as they wrote the song but that's not the point of this campaign. This is not for profit or financial gain, just to make a strong statement.”
The page has already attracted over 6,000 likes and the song is currently sitting at number one on the iTunes rock chart.
Jon Morter, who started the victorious Rage Against The Machine for Christmas number one campaign in 2009, says it’s a great idea.
He wrote: “Happy to support this. What a great statement this would make to put Eagles of Death Metal to the UK No.1 spot.”